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· April 1, 2025
Source: Porirua City Council More than 3km of ageing wastewater pipes in Bothamley Park have been replaced with larger, more resilient pipes in a project that started in December 2022. These...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation With a hike in power prices and cooler nights on the way, energy poverty is about to become more widespread in New Zealand. Energy poverty – where...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Today, Hāpai Te Hauora launched the “That’s Us” campaign, calling on all New Zealanders who smoke to sign up and take the first step toward quitting this...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash in Sheffield that has closed State Highway 73, West Coast Road. The crash involves...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: ACT Party The Haps Last week Free Press extolled the Government’s RMA reforms. We thanked ACT and Simon Court for resource management law based on property rights. We think we understated...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner This issue includes a note that the Biometric Code consultation has now closed, and that the final version of the Code will likely be published mid-2025. It...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Council is looking to progress a comprehensive flood resilience (blue-green) network to significantly reduce flood risks across the Wairau catchment in Auckland’s North Shore. A proposed...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Auckland Council Removing a couple of storm-damaged homes sounds like a bread and butter task for an experienced home relocation company, but two homes in Blockhouse Bay had more...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Auckland Council [embedded content] It’s New Zealand Music Month in May and people will flood into midtown’s streets, lanes and public spaces, further cementing our place in the world...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: Department of Conservation Date: 01 April 2025 Recent monitoring of eight rivers on Taranaki Maunga saw 106 whio ducklings counted, up from 89 in the survey completed last year. Further...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Tōia mai te waka, ki te urunga te waka, ki te moenga te waka, ki te takotoranga i takoto ai te waka! Creating jobs and boosting...
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· April 1, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Police are making enquiries after two people were located deceased in a residential address in Roseneath overnight....
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Media Outreach GUANGZHOU, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – On March 29, 2025, Sihoo, a global leader in ergonomic furniture, successfully held its “2025 Brand...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 March 2025 – Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Company”; stock codes: 601688.SH, 6886.HK, HTSC.L), a leading technology-driven comprehensive...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers says health and safety changes announced by the Government today mark the start of a long overdue reform and are a step in the right direction....
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· March 31, 2025
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Changes to New Zealand’s health and safety laws will strip back key protections for small businesses and put working Kiwis at greater risk. “New Zealand...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will boost economic growth by reforming health and safety laws to lessen the cost and burden of compliance on low-risk businesses, Workplace Relations and...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating a homicide and aggravated burglary in Miramar are appealing for information from the public regarding a...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A stretch of Puketona Road / State Highway 11, closed due to an earlier fatal crash, has now reopened. Police acknowledge the public’s understanding...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Health and Safety changes driven by ACT party ideology, not evidence, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Richard Wagstaff. Changes to health and safety...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Business Central Changes to health and safety laws announced today will allow small businesses to focus on the most critical risks, says Business Central CEO Simon Arcus. “Safety is essential...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand Democracy at risk Recent research commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation raises serious concern for social cohesion in Aotearoa. This research is not alone, with...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Auckland Council Howick Local Board members recently embarked on an inspiring visit to four local Enviroschools, where they saw firsthand the innovative environmental initiatives being embraced by students and...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: EMA Reducing unnecessary paperwork for small, low-risk businesses will allow them to focus on the critical risks that are capable of causing serious injury, death or illness in the workplace,...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: BusinessNZ Health and safety law reforms announced today will make it simpler for small businesses to keep their workplace safe and people healthy, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says...
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· March 31, 2025
Source: Federated Farmers Federated Farmers welcomes today’s announcement that the Reserve Bank will be reviewing its capital requirements, which have been costing farmers a fortune. “The current rules are overly conservative...